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[IE6.x] What is this?

Re: [IE6.x] WTF IS THIS?

reply to Ryan 21

Helper is a Misnomer

reply to Ryan 21

Re: [IE6.x] WTF IS THIS?

94... probably includes harmless items like cookies.

Yes, Yes It Did...

reply to Ryan 21
the links has something to do with Yahoo! companion, you have it installed ?
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reply to Ryan 21
not very harmless they are these days...
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reply to MattUK
Funny...I had it before. I downloaded it again today, but had it before I downloaded it... I have it still (the web page thing)
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Try Lavasoft's Ad-Aware 6, not that it's any better than Spybot.

Read my spyware FAQ and you may find some information. I'm going to look up that url and some BHOs accociated with it.
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I think you may have IGetNet or ShopNav

I dunno what detects or removes them.

Please note links go to harmless information pages about the BHO and not the BHO's webpage
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reply to Ryan 21

Re: [IE6.x] What is this?

reply to Ryan 21
PestPatrol's page:
»www.pestpatrol.com/PestInfo/I/IGetNet.asp

"IGetNet is a keyword-search service implemented as an IE Browser Helper Object and a process run at Windows start-up (WinStart.exe or WinStart001.exe) which writes to the Hosts file. Once this modification has occurred, every time you try to contact MSN or Netscape's search sites you are re-routed though IGetNet's servers. The IGetNet server checks to see whether your search includes a keyword they have sold to one of their advertisers, and if so, redirects you to that site. If not they forward you to the real MSN or Netscape Search so you shouldn't notice the difference."

Looks like your browser is having trouble finding the yahoo site, so it goes to MSN search, and the Browser Helper Object redirects the MSN search to that site.

Another possiblity is that your BHO also forwards yahoo.

Try running PestPatrol to see if that's infact what's on your system
»www.pestpatrol.com/downloads/eva···load.asp
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[text was edited by author 2003-05-11 21:25:47]

reply to Ryan 21
It looks as though a configuration page that you're trying to access that's looks to be unreachable, for whatever reason. If it's the Yahoo Companion you want to get rid of, it's a downloadable product that should be removable from Add/Remove Programs. Unless perhaps your an SBC Yahoo customer that installed their branded software when you signed up. Even then, you should be able to easily rid yourself of the mess.
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reply to Ryan 21
To remove IGetNet, go here and follow directions:

»allentech.net/parasite/IGetNet.html

Regards, Jade.
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reply to Spider Man

Re: [IE6.x] WTF IS THIS?

said by Spider Man:

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not very harmless they are these days...

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said by Mr:

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U dont even know what cookies are do u?

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